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Cat and dog lover and carer
Austria
Testimonials
They have 4 testimonials (view below)
Pet experience
Dog(s), Cat(s), Chicken(s), Fish, Rabbit(s), Tortoise/Turtle(s) – I did look after 2 goldfishes and twice after turtles, there were cats too.
Police check
They have a police check
Availability
From: 1 Feb 2024
Until: 15 Apr 2026
Occupation
Translater
References
They have referees/references (view below)
About this sitter
Hello dear pet owners! My name is Eveline Gina. I'm kind of a modern nomad; I like travelling and to get to know new places and meeting people. I love animals, but especially for cats and dogs, I do have a soft spot. Because of my moving around quite a bit, I don’t have any animals on my own, because I believe that they need a steady base where they can live and know their surroundings. When I’m looking after a cat or a dog, or both, or several of them, then I adopt them for a little while as if they were mine. I've also had the occasion to look after birds (20 of them!) rabbits, a pony, two sheep and chickens. All a wonderful experience!
Why they want to house sit
Spending more time at a place and getting to know the locals, culture and traditions, as well as the surroundings, is what I like. I love being around animals and it is my pleasure to be with them as much as possible. They are just great company I find. I’ve joining the ”Trusted Housesitters” site, to extent the locations of my sittings in Europe; maybe to travel to the US in some future too. I'm fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and my Portuguese is making progress (slowly but surely) :) .
Their experience
I’ve been house sitting with and without animals for more than ten years. Most of it in Tarifa, where I’ve lived for several years. After that I returned every year for a few months. I came to do house- and pet sitting there, because friends asked me more and more often to look after their pets whilst they where abroad. As I manage to bond quite easily with the different four paws, I started to look after quite a lot of cats and dogs. Every now and then, I was asked to look after a house for several months, without animals but with a big terrace full of flower pots or with a garden to keep in shape. Great to spent time planting, weeding and maintaining green spaces! Since then I've been house-and petsitting in other places in Spain and in France and Portugal.
I've uploaded three references from sittings in Tarifa as these are to only ones I have in PDF. If you like to see more I can send them to you by mail.
What can they bring to the assignment
I am a responsible, trustworthy, reliable and respectful person. I've been looking after very beautiful houses and I've always received a very appreciative feed-back of the owners. I'am resourceful and I have great affection and empathy for the animals. I love life outdoors, so dogs are very happy to have me around for the hikes. Looking after houses, keeping them in good order and maintained, is what I do thouroughly. In the past, I've been looking also after roof gardens with plenty of plants to be cared for.
Last updated:
21 Dec 2024
Available to house sit
Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Availability dates
From: 1 Feb 2024
Until: 15 Apr 2026
Do they charge?
They don't charge for house sitting services
Personal details
Age: 56-65 years old
Languages spoken: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portugiese, German
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MindMyHouse.com – https://www.mindmyhouse.com/owners/sitter_listing/50788
Testimonials
November
Gina has been a perfect fit to my needs ,she is a lovely lady and treated my cats with dedication. It was easy getting used to this,( for me knew organisation)thanks to her experience . She is tidy and respectful with the house and surroundings. And we had some lovely meetings exchanging knowledge...thank you Gina
Petra, Spain, 3 Dec 2023
Caring dog and housesitter
Gina is a very nice person, compassionate and enthusiastic. She stayed at our house just over 4 weeks during our recent trip to visit family abroad. A special thank you for looking after our two dogs so well! They didn’t miss a thing: they got walked twice a day, fed and watered, and they received plenty of love and cuddles. Both are rescues and Monty, the older one, is a particularly sensitive soul, he had previously shown signs of stress and anxiety whenever we had gone away. Whether we had housesitters or even when we left them with friends. Gina seems to have a special connection with animals and Monty had really bonded with her. It was great to see that he behaved totally “normal” on our return! That’s a testament to Gina’s loving care and is a huge credit to her, we can’t thank her enough! She also had no problem in administering eyedrops to Monty every day. Gina sent me pictures and updates about the dogs regularly via WhatsApp, which also reassured me. She was very good at communicating, before and during her stay, and any questions and problems were sorted quickly. Gina was respectful and conscientious around the house. It was clean and tidy when we returned, and she even cooked us a welcome home dinner, how lovely and what a treat! She had also taken good care of our plants around the terraces and the young trees in our garden. Unfortunate for her (and unusual for April!) it didn’t rain at all during her stay and it was also very warm and sunny, so the watering was way more work than we had expected. Thank you so much for everything you did! Gina is also a very interesting person to talk to, well travelled, she speaks several languages and even integrated herself into the community here to practice Portuguese. She made friends with our neighbours and joined my local yoga group. We would recommend her as a pet and housesitter. Thanks again!
Marianne, Portugal, 20 Apr 2023
Highly recommended
Gina has looked after our house for several weeks in February and March. She took great care of the dog and two cats and the house as well. We were in regular communication via Whatsapp. She is also a very self-sufficient person who can solve small problems by herself if they occur. When we came back, the house was in perfect order and very clean. She was very punctual, arriving and leaving at the arranged times. She speaks many languages and managed very well in Portuguese. I can recommend her 100% as a home sitter!
marieke, Portugal, 10 Mar 2023
Lovely house and cat sitter
Gina took great care of our house and cats for a recent three week trip away. Her communication before the sit was excellent, and we liked her as soon as we started chatting on our video interview. We returned to find the house nice and clean, and our two cats happy. Gina also took good care of our plants and garden, even tackling some of the ever present weeds. We are happy to recommend Gina to anyone looking for a house sitter, and hope she can return to sit for us in the future.
Sarah and Tony, France, 26 Oct 2022